I love the feeling of being home! I truly enjoy being surrounded by the people I love and the things that make me happy. I am passionate about finding joy in my home---which for me has a double meaning. My home is where I find comfort and discover who I am by using my talents and abilities.
I'm an avid thrift store shopper and collector. I love to create, re-purpose, design, re-invent and build all sorts of things.
I am passionate about helping others find the joy in their homes that I do in mine. And I believe that it doesn't take a lot of cash to do it.

"The more you trust and rely upon the Spirit, the greater your capacity to create." ---Dieter F. Uchtdorf

You're welcome to copy my ideas.
If one of my ideas has inspired you, I'd love for you to leave me a note so I can enjoy seeing your project.
But please don't copy my photos without first asking my permission.
Thanks!

Friday, September 12, 2008

It involves another trip to the dollar store to buy this cute little 3 opening frame.I'm thinking that the sales at the dollar stores have gone up tremendously due to bloggers. They don't need advertisement, they have women who love to blog and create on the cheap.I know it's a little early for Halloween,but it's nice to be prepared, right?

I used a sheet of computer paper as a template to cut apart an old newspaper. Then I typed out the letters making sure to leave a lot of space between each one. I chose a different font for each letter. To get the right size, I chose to make the font sizes between 145 to 175.When I was satisfied with the look, I ran the newspaper sheets through my printer.All that was left was to cut squares around the letters and attach them to the back of the frame with tape, then reassemble the frame.

Love it! I feel like I have a personal decorator. I simply tune in here and you have great projects waiting for me. Better than HGTV. Have a great weekend. And it's never too early to think about Halloween decorations.

Gosh Joy...you have so much imagination...I am still hunting down crows from the dollar store and no one has them...It seems everytime I go to the dollar store to get what some of you show they don't have it at my...Guess that is why mine is in a small town...you all must buy them out. Oh well love the idea and will look for the frames this weekend.

I get my goodies at the Dollar Tree. I've learned that if you see a dollar item on someone's blog, it pays to call and talk to the manager about the item. I had to hunt down the crows that Susie Harris had on her blog. It turns out that all of the dollar stores in my area still had them in the back room, waiting to put them out!

Hi again! 2x's in one day (sick of me yet?lol) Thanks so much for offering to get a chip from Home Depot. No need I'll investigate mine here in town (I should have know it was custom by you - that's why its perfect!!!) I was at the dollar store when you visited! You are right it was sold out of most pumpkin stuff!darn Thanks again - Sincerely, Jeannette

Well, Joy could you get any more clever??? Actually, yes I know you can!! Does your mind just think crafty and creatively ALL the time??? I can barely go out and buy the stuff for one project and you come up with something else!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this....can you tell I LOVE it?!? I guarantee Dollar store sales have gone up due to the blogging network....you and Susie should be getting a commission....lol

Joy, question for you...did you find that Sea Glass spray paint at Lowes?? Or where? I'm looking for that color & it's not at my Lowes. Maybe Walmart? I love that one. I've seen a few other aqua colors, but yours is a nice one. I've got an aqua spray paint project coming up!

I just love this idea! I was at the DT today, and trying to remember what other word you spelled out besides BOO! I tried FALL and that didn't fit! LOL! Couldn't remember EEK to save my life! Super cute inspirations! ~Rhonda :)

Hey, Joy, NO...I didn't find that Sea Glass at my Lowes. Maybe another one might have it, but I think I found a good sub at Hobby Lobby, so I'll get some of that today. It looks to be very similar. It's raining today, so I may not be able to get it done until the weather dries up.

I had to lol at your dollar tree moss balls comment. Do you know how many times I have used that line? My friends always tease me because I always say (when we're at yard sales, etc.) "nothing that can't be fixed with a can of black spray paint!" You are such my friend!! :)

i found your site through becky, and omg!!! am i ever so glad i did. I'm on such a tight budget right now, we just bought our first home & the girls are just crazy about wanting to decorate it! I don't even want to think how much store bought decorations cost!!! And here you are making it so easy with DOLLAR items... Woohooo!!! I heart you!!! lol

can u tell how excited I am???

I will definitely have to add you to my blogroll, if you don't mind of course.=0D

Joy -- My daughter pointed me to your blog and the really cute dollar store Halloween tablescape you did. WHAT AN INSPIRATION!! She gave me two ceramic pumpkin and goard from Kohls that was the base to my tablescape. After visits to two different $1 stores, I accumalted a lot of things to include in my creation. I also found a frome (four pictures) that I used to create the word FALL. I printed it out on some decorative cardstock and brayered fall colors onto the white mat and added some stamped images of pumpkins, fall fruits and leaves colored with my markers. It all turned out really nice and I'm so proud of myself!! Thank you for your inspiration!!Linda Bien (Bedford Texas)

I just discovered your blog, it is incredible. I am so enjoying the inspiration. I made a picture frame with the text today. Here is the blog post http://girlsinthegarden.blogspot.com/2008/10/distractions.html

Love your Blog! I'm inspired and will have to use some of your ideas! Thank You, hope you can visit my space as I'm a new blogger! kayeskreativekorner.blogspot.com I would love any advice you have on how to become as famous as you have.